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Alaska lawmakers make masks at state Capitol optional

May. 14, 2021 07:38 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislative leaders voted Friday to make mask-wearing optional at the state Capitol and then shed their own face coverings after...

Anchorage revokes mask mandate; Juneau eases mask rules

May. 14, 2021 06:20 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Assembly voted Friday to immediately revoke the city's mask mandate, shortly after Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson’s...

A banner designed last year for the Kayhi Class of 2020 by Ketchikan artist Matt Hamilton is on display at the intersection of Jefferson Way and Tongass Avenue in Ketchikan, Alaska on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Restaurants, bars and gyms in the Alaska port town of Ketchikan have been asked to close as officials attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 after the city's pandemic risk level was raised to its highest level. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)
The Latest: New Mexico adopts CDC guidance on facemasks

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Metlakatla Indian Community Mayor Reginald Atkinson, fourth from left, laughs as he presents gifts to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Metlakatla, Alaska. Dunleavy is shown second from left, holding a talking stick he was given as a gift. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska governor's travel signals move to return to normalcy

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 29, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Relatives mourn near a coffin containing the body of a person who died of COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 25, 2021. India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels and leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

Easing virus fears prompts return of Alaska Native festival

Apr. 22, 2021 05:00 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Celebration, a four-day dance-and-cultural event billed as the largest gathering of Alaska Natives in southeast Alaska, will return next...

A person walks past a nature mural on Earth Day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

Residents want vote on limiting cruise ship access in Juneau

Apr. 15, 2021 01:24 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Some Juneau-area residents have filed paperwork seeking to qualify for the local ballot proposed limits on cruise ships in Alaska's...

Alaska health officials pausing use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state health department Tuesday said upcoming appointments for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Alaska are...

Alaska health department floats idea of airport vaccinations

By Becky Bohrer Mar. 25, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's state health department is floating the idea of providing coronavirus vaccinations to travelers at the state's busiest airports...

A health worker receives a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine at a clinic in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
The Latest: Gov. hopes to up number of Texans getting shots

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 02:39 AM EDT

A legislative aide enters the Alaska State Capitol as a worker clears snow from in front of the building on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska House speaker announced on Wednesday, Feb. 24, that a House member had tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska House work disrupted after positive COVID-19 result

By Becky Bohrer Feb. 25, 2021 03:17 PM EST

Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, an Eagle River Republican, holds a copy of the Alaska Constitution during a committee hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, sent Reinbold a letter on Feb. 18, 2021, saying she has used her position to "misrepresent" the state's COVID-19 response. Reinbold said the letter was "full of baseless accusations and complaints." (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska governor says lawmaker misrepresents virus response

By Becky Bohrer Feb. 19, 2021 08:18 PM EST

FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, a cruise ship passenger takes photos of Alaska's Inside Passage. The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year. Transport Canada announced the extension of the ban put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson, File)
Canada blocks cruise ships for a year, ending Alaska trips

Feb. 05, 2021 09:46 AM EST

Anchorage senior home opens to visitors after long lockdown

Feb. 05, 2021 09:10 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage home for older adults has reopened its doors to family members and others eager to see the residents after a lockdown of...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, center, delivers his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature as then Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, left, and then Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham listen. On Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, Dunleavy is set to deliver his State of the State address remotely, from his office in Anchorage, because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Penn, File)
Alaska governor talks gaming, economy in annual address

By Becky Bohrer Jan. 29, 2021 12:20 AM EST

Alaska governor plans to deliver annual address remotely

Jan. 26, 2021 05:18 PM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to deliver his State of the State address remotely this year due to “complications” created by the COVID...

Alaska state Rep. Bart LeBon, a Fairbanks Republican, poses in a mask bearing his name outside a committee room in the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The new Legislature is set to convene on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska Legislature to convene amid budget, virus concerns

By Becky Bohrer Jan. 18, 2021 09:11 AM EST

Fairbanks health system reports vaccine reaction in employee

By Becky Bohrer Dec. 18, 2020 06:44 PM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A female clinician not known to have allergies had a probable severe allergic reaction shortly after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, a...

Juneau extends mask mandate until at least June 2021

Dec. 17, 2020 09:52 AM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A mask mandate in Juneau has been extended for at least six more months. The ordinance passed by the City and...